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Terrax, the Crystal Planet, is an exacting world. A place where human physical contact is impossible and stepping outside is virtual suicide. The atmosphere is a hurricane of Coriolis winds and deadly scattershowers, composed of toxic metals formed into whip-like threads kilometers long. Immense Ocean Domes cover over the toxic sludge where the oceans used to be, and the surface of Terrax is covered in crystalline structures, called the Hives, where only the upper crust lives. No one can survive the raw elements; all must reside inside buildings, vicariously living through virtual reality programming. To believe the tales of Olde Earth, a place where clean water flowed from the sky, where the outdoor air was breathable and edible food grew out of the ground? These were no more than nestling's stories, ancient mythology from a distant Time. Until the Rips in Time occurred......What happens next changes Terrax forever.

Editorial Reviews

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The Lady Marsha, Author and Publisher writes: As I writer I try to support my fellow literary engineers every time the opportunity presents itself. Good writers are the ones who keep you enthralled and turning the pages and this is exactly what happened t o me when I read chapter one of Diane Tegarden's Anti-Vigilante and the Rips in Time. Chapter one of Anti-Vigilante and the Rips in Time is a delectable appetizer that makes you eager to delve into the main course. Forget the New York Times list and read a really good book by a really creative writer. I give it ten thumbs up!!! Hugs to you my dear, Marsha Walters --Lambkin Walters Lavender Publishing

About the Author

Diane Tegarden, an author of four published books, lives in Pasadena, with her husband and four cats.

She's been a print journalist since 1992, writing on a wide range of subjects including; renewable energy, environmental concerns, holistic health, women's issues, and Native Spirituality. Her work has been found in: The Pasadena Star News, Security Sales Magazine, The Pasadena Weekly, The Solar Flare, The Feral Forest, Earth Luvyrs Calendar, The Daily Sundial, the West Coast Well Being, Associated Content and Health Breakthroughs.

In April 2004, she self-published her first book, "Getting Out Of Limbo- A Self Help Divorce Book For Women," which provides step by step instructions on how to achieve financial and emotional independence in preparation for a divorce. Her company, FireWalker Publications Inc. was formed in 2004 to promote her passionate, original written works, materials, ideas and creations.

Since 2005, she's written for such online content producers, Yahoo Content and The Examiner.com.

She released her second book, a poetry e-book, "Light Through Shuttered Window" in December of 2007. The poems are about life, love and the process of creativity. In March 2008 she completed her third book, "Anti-Vigilante and The Rips in Time", a science fiction novel set in the distant future, with its hooks deep into renewable energy and the changing face of the planet.

September 2012 finds her putting the finishing touches on her second self-help book "Budgeting on a Dime: 10 Steps to Financial Independence" which will aid many people in learning to live within their means while getting their financial picture in good working order.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

ANTI-VIGILANTE AND THE RIPS IN TIME is a fascinating science fiction novel where even in a world where life is lived vicariously through virtual reality, murder is commonplace and carried out with extreme emphasis on brutality.It never fails to amaze me -- the mind of the writers of science fiction, the terminology that is all their own, and a world created with such detail you think you are there.This book is beautifully written about a place called Terrax (earth in the distant future). A world where human physical contact is impossible and pornography is an addiction, Murder a pastime and death just as horrible as it is in any reality.

For me the beauty of the book is the poetry and it is scattered very liberally throughout. All science fiction readers will enjoy this look at a world where the atmosphere is non-breathable and its population looks back in time at the mythology that is earth today.

My congratulations to Diane Tegarden for her book Anti-Vigilante and The Rips in Time. I found it to be a very entertaining read; superbly written with well-defined characters and an intriguing plot. Once picked up, it's tough to put down. Great job, Diane!

More About the Author

Diane Tegarden, the author of four published books, lives in Pasadena, with her husband and four cats.

She's been a print journalist since 1992, writing on a wide range of subjects including; renewable energy, environmental concerns, holistic health, women's issues, and Native Spirituality. Her work has been published in: The Pasadena Star News, Security Sales Magazine, The Pasadena Weekly, The Solar Flare, The Feral Forest, Earth Luvyrs Calendar, The Daily Sundial, the West Coast Well Being, Associated Content and Health Breakthroughs. Since 2005, she's written for three online content producers, Yahoo Content, Constant Content and The Examiner.com.

Her company, FireWalker Publications Inc. was formed in 2004 to promote her passionate, original written works, materials, ideas and creations.

She's been interviewed on several Radio Talk Shows about divorce and domestic violence, speaking from her personal experiences in her first book "How To Escape a Bad Marriage- A Self Help Divorce Book for Women" published in 2004.

She released her first poetry book, "Light Through Shuttered Window", in December 2007. The 90 page book is a compendium of her poems about life, love and the process of creativity.

Her third book, "Anti-Vigilante and The Rips in Time" is a science fiction novel set in the distant future with its hooks deep into renewable energy and the changing face of the planet.

In September 2012 she released her second self-help book "Budgeting on a Dime: 10 Steps to Financial Independence" to help people learn to cope with their personal finances during harsh economic times.